EP1549406A4 - Animated multi-persona toy - Google Patents

Animated multi-persona toy

Info

Publication number: EP1549406A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: animated; persona toy; persona; toy; animated multi
Prior art date: 2002-09-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP03754921A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1549406A1 (en

Inventor

Jon C Marine

Tara Mcgrath

Joyce Mesch

Kevin W Gray

Ok-Soo Choi

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mattel Inc

Original Assignee

Mattel Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-09-27

Filing date

2003-09-26

Publication date

2006-12-13

2003-09-26 Application filed by Mattel Inc filed Critical Mattel Inc

2005-07-06 Publication of EP1549406A1 publication Critical patent/EP1549406A1/en

2006-12-13 Publication of EP1549406A4 publication Critical patent/EP1549406A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H3/00—Dolls
- A63H3/20—Dolls with parts moved due to movements of other parts, e.g. limbs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H3/00—Dolls
- A63H3/28—Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H2200/00—Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls

EP03754921A 2002-09-27 2003-09-26 Animated multi-persona toy Withdrawn EP1549406A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US41412802P	2002-09-27	2002-09-27
US414128P		2002-09-27
US42323702P	2002-10-31	2002-10-31
US423237P		2002-10-31
US10/672,957 US7118443B2 (en)	2002-09-27	2003-09-25	Animated multi-persona toy
US672957		2003-09-25
PCT/US2003/030452 WO2004030784A1 (en)	2002-09-27	2003-09-26	Animated multi-persona toy

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1549406A1 EP1549406A1 (en)	2005-07-06
EP1549406A4 true EP1549406A4 (en)	2006-12-13

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03754921A Withdrawn EP1549406A4 (en)	2002-09-27	2003-09-26	Animated multi-persona toy

Country Status (9)

Country	Link
US (2)	US7118443B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP1549406A4 (en)
KR (1)	KR20050048648A (en)
CN (1)	CN1684750A (en)
AU (1)	AU2003272720B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR0314689A (en)
CA (1)	CA2499854A1 (en)
MX (1)	MXPA05003178A (en)
WO (1)	WO2004030784A1 (en)

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- 2003-09-26 CN CNA038231417A patent/CN1684750A/en active Pending
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- 2003-09-26 EP EP03754921A patent/EP1549406A4/en not_active Withdrawn
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KR20050048648A (en)	2005-05-24
AU2003272720A1 (en)	2004-04-23
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BR0314689A (en)	2005-08-02
US7118443B2 (en)	2006-10-10
WO2004030784A1 (en)	2004-04-15
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MXPA05003178A (en)	2005-09-12
CA2499854A1 (en)	2004-04-15
US20040152394A1 (en)	2004-08-05
EP1549406A1 (en)	2005-07-06

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